Infrastructure services
Multi-component projects – $2,915,000 These are projects with any combination of roads, water, sewer or drainage works as follows:

Catherine Street phase 1, $120,000 – design of sewer, storm, water and road works from Central Avenue to Niagara Boulevard. Construction planned for 2016 with total cost of $2.62 million.

Catherine Street phase 2, $50,000 – design of sewer, storm, water and road works from Concession Road to Central Avenue. Construction planned for 2016 with total cost of $2.38 million.

Central Avenue bridge replacement, $45,000 (sewer reserve) – design of replacement of watermain attached to bridge and design of sewer works at each end of the bridge which the Region plans to rebuild in 2014. Construction in 2014 for a total cost of $755,000.

Beaver Creek south branch petition, $10,000 ($5,000, landowner contributions) – design of municipal drain for watercourse west and north of Ridgeway from Cherryhill Boulevard and Michener Road to Gilmore Road between Stevensville Road and Winger Road. Additional allocation to address environmental and landowner concerns. Construction planned for 2014 at a cost of $404,000 including previous years’ contributions.

Frenchman’s Creek municipal drain, $40,000 – design of rehabilitation of drain from east of Ridgemount Quarries to Sunset Road with construction planned for 2015 at a total cost of $100,000.

Glenny municipal drain, $45,000 ($45,000 from landowner contributions) – engineer’s report to address environmental issues in new legislation. Construction planned for 2017 at a total cost of $390,000.

House Road drainage petition, $200,000 ($100,000 landowner contributions) – construction on an existing watercourse that will become a municipal drain at a total cost of $233,000 including previous years’ contributions.

St. John’s Marsh municipal drain, $55,000 ($45,000 landowner contributions) – design and engineer’s report for drain between Point Abino Road and House Road that extends into Niagara Falls. Construction planned for 2016 for total cost of $110,000.

Hershey Street watermain, $8,000 ($8,000 water reserve) – design to replace cast iron watermain to provide more capacity for water services and fire hydrants. Construction planned for 2014 for total cost of $50,000.

Spears Road watermain transfer, $70,000 (water reserve) – construction to switch services and hydrants from an old cast iron pipe to a former Regional feeder main which was downloaded to the Town in 2008.

Water meter replacement, $400,000 (water reserve) – continued program to replace aging residential and commercial water meters with radio transmitting meters. Approximately 1,000 of the Town’s 12,000 meters will be replaced this year.